Senior Talent Acquisition

Role Overview

• Lead the design and execution of Recursive's hiring strategy in alignment with business growth objectives.
• Partner with the Director of Corporate Development and leadership team to forecast hiring needs and build a rolling resourcing plan.
• Define and continuously refine sourcing strategies, channel mix, and employer branding initiatives to attract high-calibre talent.
• Develop and maintain a talent pipeline for critical and recurring roles across technical, commercial, and corporate functions.
• Advise on market trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitive intelligence to keep Recursive's hiring approach sharp.
• Own the full recruitment lifecycle for all open roles — from job brief through to offer acceptance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for hiring managers, ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience at every stage.
• Coordinate interview processes, scorecards, and feedback loops across all stakeholders with precision and speed.
• Manage relationships with external recruitment partners, agencies, and job platforms where applicable.
• Ensure all candidate communications, documentation, and processes are handled professionally and in a timely manner.
• Maintain an up-to-date view of headcount needs, open roles, and hiring progress across the organisation.
• Work with team leads and hiring managers to translate business plans into clearly defined role requirements and timelines.
• Identify resourcing risks early and propose solutions to keep hiring on track.
• Support visa and work permit processes for international hires in collaboration with relevant internal and external parties.
• Track, analyse, and report on key recruitment metrics including time-to-hire, pipeline health, source effectiveness, and offer acceptance rates.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new tools, technologies, and approaches to improve the efficiency and quality of talent acquisition.
• Build and document scalable hiring processes that can grow with the company.
• Drive structured onboarding coordination to ensure new hires are set up for success from day one.
• Build strong, trusted relationships with all hiring managers — acting as a strategic partner, not just a coordinator.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Corporate Development, Finance, and team leads on headcount planning and approval workflows.
• Represent Recursive's culture, values, and employer brand authentically throughout every candidate interaction.

Requirements

• 5+ years of end-to-end talent acquisition experience, ideally in a high-growth technology or consulting environment.
• Demonstrated experience owning hiring strategy, not just executing processes.
• Strong track record of partnering with senior stakeholders and hiring managers across multiple functions.
• Experience managing diverse role types — from technical AI/engineering roles to commercial and corporate positions.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills; able to run multiple pipelines simultaneously.
• Business-level proficiency in both English and Japanese.
• Experience hiring in Japan, including knowledge of work visa and permit processes for foreign nationals (Nice-to-Have).
• Background in or strong interest in AI, tech, or consulting industries (Nice-to-Have).
• Experience working in multinational or multicultural organisations (Nice-to-Have).
• Familiarity with modern ATS platforms, sourcing tools, and recruitment analytics (Nice-to-Have).

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Annual health checkups
• Employee’s welfare pension
• Accident and unemployment insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Caregiving leave
• Babysitter voucher program
• Team-building allowances
• Skill development and language learning support
• Relocation assistance
• Visa application support
• Commuting allowance
• Referral bonus
• Employee invention profit share program
• Stock option plan for eligible roles